68 Days of Gourmet: Baby Greens with Warm Goat Cheese

I didn’t get a great photo of this salad…it was late and dark and we were hungry…but it’s really delicious. I don’t think a salad can get any better than warm melty goat cheese atop a bed of baby greens with a simple vinaigrette. The warm goat cheese rounds are so easy to make and definitely worth the extra effort. This salad is an easy way to kick up a date night or company dinner another notch!

After our late night Sunday (we didn’t get home until 3:45 a.m.!), it’s taken a while to get caught up this week. I decided to take Monday as a rest day in an effort not to push my tired body too hard. I ran a quick 1.5 mile sprint on the treadmill and taught BodyPump on Tuesday. I went suuuppperrr heavy on my weights and as a result my lower body is really sore! Sometimes it just feels good to push it! This morning I went to a hot vinyasa yoga class before work and took Sullie for a 3 mile jog after work. The weather was beautiful. I think it was 75 degrees today. I can’t wait until this weather is here to stay. I am so much more motivated to run when the days are longer and the weather is nice.

Let’s talk quickly about early morning yoga classes. When I first started practicing, morning classes were a huge struggle. My balance was off and my focus just wasn’t there. Over time, I have become more accustomed to practicing in the morning and I can’t believe the difference in my energy level when I get a good class in before work. I don’t know if it’s the backbends or what but I feel so great and energetic for the rest of the day. And I can compare this to the mornings I teach BodyPump – completely different energy levels. So that’s my interesting tidbit for the day!

Also, just wanted to throw out to you guys that I am ALWAYS open to feedback and suggestions. Please let me know how you’re feeling about the new fitness spin in the posts. I’m still figuring out how I really want to blog about fitness and nutrition – I don’t know if it will be an evolution of this blog or a new blog? Let me know your thoughts!

And one more note…I have 12 recipes left to make for 68 Days of Gourmet and I’m looking for inspiration! Leave a comment or send me an email at bakinandeggs (at) gmail (dot) com if you have suggestions or something you’d like to see. It would be most appreciated :)

Tracy – you will love running with Sam. Unfortunately, most vets recommend that you wait until they’re about 18 months old to run them to allow their hips to fully develop. I can’t even tell you how much Sullie loves our runs together!

Will have to give the cookie section of The Gourmet Cookbook some further inspection. Bummer that your oven is still broken :(. Maybe I’ll have to send you some cookies!

Natalie – thanks so much for the suggestions. Both of those look like great options. I’d love to feature a recipe with buffalo and have been wanting to try roasted cauliflower for a long time now. Thank you!!!

Graham – I think that is a FANTASTIC idea. Hopefully if we get into our new house soon this idea can come to fruition with the return of the Egg. Maybe I should hand the blog over to Brandon for a while???

Delicious salad with light summer flavors. The vinaigrette would be great on any salad. I added baby Vidalia onions to my greens and doubled the salad dressing to make sure that I had enough. When I initially made the dressing it did not look like much in the bowl. The method of frying the goat cheese was super easy.